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Buying online?
I'm new here and I don't really know where to post this question. I'm below 18 and have the mymoney account from hsbc which means I have a debit card. But I was just wondering if I can buy online like in Amazon as they seem to have better deals than most of the deals I see in-store. Thanks in advanced :)
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anyone able to give me some help/advice?
hello! i really need some advice please if can be given! i apoligise in advance for the spelling i am dyslixic. i am in my frist year of university full time i get max loan and grant (£6,500) per year. i am moving in to a flat with my partner due to having out grown the family home. are we able to claim any benefits/grants…
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Student finance help for a friend
A friend of mine is currently applying for Uni to do a nursing degree. Her problem is that she is a single Mum with 2 kids and rents a council house and she hasn't got a clue on what benefits she's entitled to. She's doesn't know what grants, bursaries etc. she would be able to apply for or what other benefits she would…
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Stay in campus accommodation or move out?
This is sort of money saving and sort of not! Basically I started university in September, I'm 23 and I'm living in campus accommodation. Within the first week I was unsure about whether I'd made the right decision but I wanted to stick it out because a week isn't enough time to make a proper judgement and it was freshers…
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Access to learning fund
Hi all, I am curious about this access to learning fund. I didn't even know it existed until I read about it on here today. I am a mature student in my first year. I have a dependent partner and a young child. I did receive the maintenence loan and grant and adult dependents grant. I suffer with mental health problems and…
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Foundation to BSC finance
The funding just changed for the transition from foundation to bsc degree. It was full time to full time, but now there is only the opportunity to go from full time to part time. That would mean no funding. Does anyone know if there is a way to circumvent this limitation? My plan is to do the foundation degree, go on to…
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What's roughly the total amount I can put on loans?
Non-government-based, and at reasonable rates. Am I free to just open a few of the top student accounts and get an overdraft on all of them, or is there some kind of check in the application process to stop this? Do you think I can take some out on a 0% credit card and then just juggle it to another when the period is up…
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leaving/changing university + incapacity help
Hi, I came off incapacity benefit on 20 september to have a go at a university course. unfortunately I have not been able to cope with uni this year and will be leaving - although I might apply to another closer place for next year for a hopefully more manageable experience. does anyone know if i need to have left my…
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Money Info Help for PGCE
Hey All I am starting to worry about costs wise/money wise of PGCE. I have applied for a PGCE and applied to Cambridge. Read there site it says £3000 and something course fees £2000 something for college fees then £9000 maintenance! I had a heart attack at the last figure. Is that only for people in college accomadation?…
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Any help available???
My daughter is currently doing Japanese Studies and is in her 2nd year, in her 3rd year she will go to Japan to study as part of her course. The only problem now being we are expected to pay for a 12 month return air ticket in a few months and her grant was reduced by almost £500 this year as they said they overpaid last…
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Free Cinema Tickets
Hi Guys! We have some tickets left for Unstoppable tonight at VUE Go to site and enter code showfilmfirst.com code: 456652 Showfilmfirst Team
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shameful probable cut to access scheme to uni
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11765120 increasing fees may be inevitable, but if the tories really believe in access for all, this would be protected. schemes like this will be even more important when fees go up. it would be tragic to return to a situation where access to uni is purely on financial terms.
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Debt Collection Agency for Student Loan????
Not sure whether this is the right place to post this but I am completely baffled. I graduated in July 2008 and my student loan repayments have been automatically coming out of my salary every month since April 09. Anyway, today I have received a letter from a debt collection agency stating final demand for £2,000 owed to…
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Nhs bursary
Hi All, Just a quick question. Could anyone tell me if an NHS Bursary has to be re-paid? I have always been un der the impression that it is not re-payable. Daughter has just started nurse training. Someone who works with OH, who's daughter has also just started the same course (but at a different uni), has mentioned to OH…
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Student TV licence issues!
My daughter who is at uni. has just had a sort of threatening letter from the TV licensing company where they have informed her that she is under investigation for non-payment of the TV licence. She lives in a private key pass student residence and there is no aerial connection in the room, however she admits that some…
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overpaid grant
I was a student over 6 years ago now and whilst I was there I filled in all the forms correctly and they gave me a grant for dinner money. I accepted this as someone else who was in a better situation than me and had the same amount of children also recieved it. I now have them phoning my mum (who is very elderly as I was…
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Totally not money related, but student related!! >>
I need help choosing an essay question. I decided I'd like to write/research cyberbullying. I was thinking of writing about how cyberbullying differs from regular RL bullying, and the different effects of both on society? How can I word that into a question, does it sound okay? It's a social + security module
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NATWEST - new rules on overdraft interest?
I hope someone will be able to help me.... I've just read on the Natwest website that their student account overdraft isn't always interest free, depending on how far into it you are. Have I read this wrong or am I actually paying interest on an overdraft that was sold to me as 0% interest? If I'm right about this is there…
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travel costs to college
My daughter is hoping to start college next year and we have been looking into travel costs to the college she thinks she would like to go to as it offers the best course for her. Initial investigations show that we could have to pay over £60 a week for train travel; something we simply can't afford. Are there any…
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Work placement year. Help please?
Hi all, I'm currently in my 2nd year of studying Public Services and have a work placement year for my 3rd year. I have been looking at working abroad with teaching or management being my main aim; but open to any suggestions. The Uni can organise one to Saudi Arabia but I'm unsure due to their very strict laws and…
